Stormont deal has not removed Irish Sea border, says ex-attorney general

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson (left) and TUV leader Jim Allister show the legal opinion (Brian Lawless/PA)

A former attorney general for Northern Ireland has rejected the contention that a Government deal to restore Stormont has removed an Irish Sea border.

John Larkin KC was commissioned by several vocal opponents of the agreement to assess the legal effect of the measures.